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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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